Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

382 reviews

kyra_613's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

whoever told me this is a romance novel will not see heaven. i was expecting a story about love transcending war like some kind of IDIOT and i ended up getting exactly that but in a completely different way than i was prepared for and now that ive finished it i feel like a piece of my soul is missing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Physical abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, and Pregnancy

baearles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and Deportation

Moderate: Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Miscarriage, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

annanoel81's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and War

amarie95's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

this book tore my beating heart out of my chest. it is not an easy read, but i think it's worthwhile. we remain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

joanamatos's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Grief, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Deportation

Minor: Alcoholism

debbbuh's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death and Sexual violence

sswertz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

TW: violence and sexual assault 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

hannahgunther's review against another edition

Too much profanity for my taste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Omg was the ending so sad and depressing, but also so inspiring. This was such an interesting and important story, to read about these women who have been forgotten from the war and all that they did. The story or family and friendship and survival was just so beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

matildaesandell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

I adored this book. This was a beautiful book about love, survival and heroism during the war. If you love a book about sisters, and about love then this is the book for you. I highlighted so many beautiful quotes about love such as “love is the beginning and the end, it is the foundation and the ceiling and everything in between”. 

The end of this book was perfect in every way, and I don’t often say that. I also like how the mystery of who is narrating keeps you hooked until the end. 

I think upon a reread this book could become a 5-star read for me. It fell short by just a smidge because I felt a bit lost and bored for the first maybe 30% of the book. However, now knowing the characters and loving the characters the way that I do I think I would have the patience and appreciation for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Sexual violence and Slavery